GRE Word List
POTENTIAL
existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality
The meaning of the word potential is existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| sentinel | sentry |
| residual | remainder |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| matriculate | to enroll as a member of a body and especially of a college or university |